Alice: Um, hi.

Alex: Hi.

Alice: Just wanted to let you know we’re here.

Alex: Alright, I know you’re here.

Alice: I’ll let you get back to umm, whatever.

Alex: Writing

Alice looked blown away.

Alice: What were you writing.

Alex: nothing, what do you care anyway?

Alex winced in her head. That sounded really harsh

Alice: Just wondering.

Alice went to close the door.

Alex: Wait. I’m sorry I didn’t mean it that way!

Alice: whatever.

She left. Alex sighed and got up. She doubled over in pain. Her body was still broken. She fell and smacked her head off the nightstand. Alice heard a bang and ran back in, to find Alex holding her eye. Alice ran over and got to her knees.

Alice: What the fuck?

Alex: I tried to get up.

Alice: Can younot stay on your own two feet. Come on, let me see.

Alice pulled her tenderly up in her lap and gently pryed Alex’s hand off her eye. It had already started to bruise and there was a small cut. Alice gently blew on the cut when Carla came in and saw the two on the floor, Alex pulled into Alice’s lap and Alice’s lips almost against Alex’s temple.

Carla: What happened?

Alice: She fell

Carla: Oh

Alice: Baby can you get me some ice and peroxide please, oh and a band-aid.

Alex: I can’t

Alice: Not you.

Alex: Oh, right.

Carla smiled and nodded as she skipped out of the room.

Alex: Wow, she’s bubbly.

Alice was examining her eye still.

Alice: yea, one of the things I love about her. Thank god you don’t need stitches.

Alex: I never took you as liking the bubbly ones.

Alice: I usually don’t

Carla walked back in and handed Alice the stuff. She then leaned against the door frame and watched. Alice noticed this. She really wanted this to be a tender momenbt with her and Alex. She needed an excuse for Carla to leave.

Alice: Carla, can you get dinner started please?